Nonfiction
Why Read About History?
Why Read About History?
You’ve probably heard it before: “history is important!”
But why?
Why read about history, or read the biographies of famous people who’ve been dead for a long time?
History Makes the World What it Is Today
Well, the first reason is that history makes the world what it is today. History helps us understand why things are the way they are right now. Turn on the news and realize that everything that is happening now is a result of history!
Just as what happened yesterday or a month ago affects what happens today, what happened 50 or 60 years ago has a direct influence on today, too. Think of it as a row of dominoes, one event leading into the next.
History Teaches Us
The second reason it’s essential to read about history is understanding. We’re always making history. And it helps us realize we have the power to shape the future – what we do now will affect the lives of our children, grandchildren, or even people 1,000 years from now.
It’s a bit of a cliché that “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” And it is true.
For example, maybe you’re interested in World War II – if we can understand the factors that lead to this tragedy, we can avoid them in the future. As the saying goes, “Hindsight is 20/20.” What if we could turn that 20/20 hindsight into as clear of foresight as possible and avoid unnecessary human suffering?
History: The Story of Humankind
Finally, history can be much more interesting if you consider it as the story of people – these things happened to real people! You already know this, but a lot of times, people think history as being just dull facts and statistics.
These are stories as exciting as any novel or movie, involving people like you or me going through sometimes extraordinary events.
Every major decision made – from the Roman Empire adopting Christianity to more controversial ones like the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – was made by either a group of people or individuals. Therefore, history can also be an exploration of human psychology.
Understanding history is understanding humanity, and – if you’re human – you probably have at least a little interest in the story of us!
Wrapping Up
With our non-fiction history books and biographies, we offer some of the best insights into important history events – and what people were thinking or going through during these events – available.
We hope that, through our books, you’ll learn to appreciate history and dive in so you can have a better understanding of not just back then but now, too!
